Transfer Credits

Important Transfer Equivalency Spreadsheet Information:

Due to the ever-changing nature of college/university courses, and the conversion of many institutions from quarter hours to semester hours, the courses listed on the Transfer Equivalency Spreadsheet reflect course credit and equivalency as of the date it was added to the spreadsheet. It is the students’ responsibility to check the current course information (course number, title, and credit awarded) of the institution they wish to attend to be sure the information on the spreadsheet is still accurate.

Credit will be awarded according to the transcript received, not the spreadsheet.

Transfer of Credit Procedures

Any course not on the Transfer Equivalency Spreadsheetmust be pre-approved to insure transfer credit will be awarded. Please use the Transfer Credit Approval Form.

Below are the guidelines and policies related to the transfer of credit to Albion College.

Only credits earned at an accredited institution, with comparable academic content and rigor, will be considered for transfer. The various departments of Albion College determine individual course equivalency and transferability as well as applicability towards majors and minors. When the coursework has been completed at an institution outside the United States, the institution must be an officially recognized tertiary institution.

Final recognition and posting of transfer courses on the transfer student's academic record will follow receipt of an "official transcript" sent directly from the previous institution(s) and upon the applicant's admission to Albion College. Transfer credit evaluations can be completed on your behalf prior to being admitted, but are unofficial and to be used for advising purposes only.

Course work assigned a passing grade equal to or above 2.00 (C or better) on a 4.00 scale may be recognized in transfer. Transfer credits are recorded with a grade of T and are not included in grade point average computations. Courses in which a grade of CR (credit) was earned are not transferrable.

Students transferring from two-year institutions such as community or junior college may present a maximum of 16.0 units of transfer towards their bachelor's degree. International students who have attended officially recognized and accredited tertiary institutions may receive transfer credit for work completed. Albion College residency requirement states that your final 12 units towards your degree must be completed at Albion College. Albion College courses are based on a unit system where 1.0 unit is equal to 4 semester hours or 6 quarter hours.

If the course or college is not listed, or if you are requesting approval of a course for mode, category, major, minor and/or concentration requirements, please use the Transfer Credit Approval Form. Print the form, complete it, and submit to the Registrar's Office. A syllabus of the course is often required.

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